Davis School District elections (2016)
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Three of the seven seats on the Davis School District school board were up for general election on November 8, 2016. Precinct 1 incumbent Barbara Smith withdrew from the race before the election leaving candidates Richard Call and Liz Mumford to compete for the open seat. Mumford defeated Call. John Robison defeated incumbent Larry Smith for the Precinct 2 seat. Precinct 4 incumbent Kathie Bone originally filed to run for re-election but withdrew from the race before the election. Brigit Gerrard won Bone's seat by defeating Mike McCauley.[1]
Elections
Voter and candidate information
The Davis school board consists of seven members elected by geographical district to four-year terms. There was no primary election, and a general election was held on November 8, 2016, for three seats.[2]
The filing deadline for school board candidates to get on the ballot in the general election was March 17, 2016.[1]
Candidates and results
Precinct 1
Results
| Davis School District, Precinct 1 General Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Liz Mumford |
67.44% | 12,057 |
| Richard Call | 32.56% | 5,820 |
| Total Votes | 17,877 | |
| Source: Davis County, Utah, "Offiicial Results," accessed December 5, 2016 | ||
Candidates
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Precinct 2
Results
| Davis School District, Precinct 2 General Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| John Robison |
69.02% | 14,024 |
| Larry Smith Incumbent | 30.98% | 6,295 |
| Total Votes | 20,319 | |
| Source: Davis County, Utah, "Offiicial Results," accessed December 5, 2016 | ||
Candidates
| Larry Smith | John Robison
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Precinct 4
Results
| Davis School District, Precinct 4 General Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Brigit Gerrard |
65.60% | 12,199 |
| Mike McCauley | 34.40% | 6,398 |
| Total Votes | 18,597 | |
| Source: Davis County, Utah, "Offiicial Results," accessed December 5, 2016 | ||
Candidates
| Kathie Bone | Brigit Gerrard
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Additional elections
- See also: Utah elections, 2016
The Davis school board election shared the ballot with federal elections for President of the United States, United States Senate, and United States Representative. The statewide elections on the ballot included elections for governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, treasurer, auditor, the Utah State Senate, the Utah House of Representatives, and state school board. There were also municipal elections for the county commission.[3]
Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for the Davis school board elections in 2016:[4]
| Deadline | Event |
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| March 17, 2016 | Candidate filing deadline |
| September 30, 2016 | First campaign finance deadline |
| October 11, 2016 | Last day to register by mail to vote in the general election |
| October 25-November 4, 2016 | Early voting period |
| November 1, 2016 | Second campaign finance deadline |
| November 1, 2016 | Last day to register online to vote in the general election |
| November 8, 2016 | Election Day |
| January 10, 2017 | Final campaign finance deadline |
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Campaign finance
Candidates received a total of $33,966.75 and spent a total of $28,368.52 as of November 2, 2016, according to the Office of the Davis County Clerk.[5]
| Candidate | Contributions | Expenditures | Cash on hand |
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| Precinct 1 | |||
| Richard Call | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Liz Mumford | $8,451.86 | $8,451.86 | $0.00 |
| Barbara Smith | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
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| John Robison | $18,785.00 | $13,200.59 | $5,584.41 |
| Larry Smith | $2,629.89 | $2,629.89 | $0.00 |
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| Kathie Bone | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Brigit Gerrard | $4,100.00 | $4,086.18 | $13.82 |
| Mike McCauley | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
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About the district
- See also: Davis School District, Utah
Davis School District is located in Davis County, Utah. The county seat is Farmington. Davis County was home to 336,043 residents in 2015, according to the United States Census Bureau.[6] The district was the second-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 70,411 students.[7]
Demographics
Davis County outperformed Utah as a whole in terms of higher education achievement from 2010 to 2014. The United States Census Bureau found that 34.6 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 30.6 percent of all state residents. The median household income in the county was $70,388, compared to $59,846 for the entire state. The poverty rate in Davis County was 7.2 percent, compared to 11.3 percent for the entire state.[6]
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Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.
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See also
| Davis School District | Utah | School Boards |
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Davis County, Utah, "Candidate and Ballot Information," accessed March 18, 2016
- ↑ Davis School District, "school board," September 22, 2016
- ↑ Davis County, Utah, "Candidate and Ballot Information," accessed September 22, 2016
- ↑ Utah Lieutenant Governor, "2016 Election Information," accessed September 22, 2016
- ↑ Davis County Clerk's Office, "Candidate Financial Reports," accessed November 2, 2016
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 United States Census Bureau, "Quickfacts: Davis County, Utah," accessed September 22, 2016
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed November 16, 2015
- ↑ Utah.gov, "Election Results," accessed August 5, 2015
| 2016 Davis School District Elections | |
| Davis County, Utah | |
| Election date: | November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | Precinct 1: Incumbent, Barbara Smith • Richard Call • Liz Mumford Precinct 2: Incumbent, Larry Smith • John Robison |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional measures on the ballot |
